Written To Be Read

There are millions of reasons for having a Google account – but collaborating with Google Docs is pretty high up on the list for me. If you’ve ever wanted to make sure everyone in a group has access to the same information, even as you updated it, then you want to be able to create [...]

11:51 am On site in Stoller Center, on campus at Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon. Plenty of students (and professors) are skipping class for this event! And there is a line waiting outside, so we’re trying to fit everyone on the ever-so-comfortable wooden bleachers. 11:57 am President: Welcome to Pacific University! Introducing the “introducer” – [...]

Ever since watching this video yesterday, I haven’t been able to get it out of my head! Seriously, if you have 5 minutes, watch it – you can even mute your computer, since it has subtitles. Basically, you see a group of kids that has every reason to give up on their dreams of playing [...]

So, we’re home from Powell’s, and I might as well tell you what I heard (at least a few snippets): “Today’s entrepreneurs are so concerned with having a work-life balance. I’m not scared of them, because I know they won’t work as hard as I will.” Well, Gary, sounds like you have me pegged. That’s [...]

In honor of the Gary-Vaynerchuk-is-speaking-in-Portland-tonight holiday, here are a few thoughts about his latest book, The Thank You Economy. Overall, TTYE was my first real look into the mind of Gary V., after hearing his name casually tossed around the blogosphere for the last year or two. The first half was all coaching, and may [...]